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M. E. LASHBR 81; J. V. FORRESTER.

RAME TUG.

No. 359,871. Patented Mar. 22, 1887.

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the part e being next to the bend of the plate, i and extends rearward about half the length of plate e, and the part e* being narrower than the part e', as shown, and extendingfrorn said part to the end of the plate. ner surface of each of said parts e e4, or the surface adjacent to fold C, is formed a trans` verse groove, et', as shown. The said grooves are adapted to hold the Shanks of loops F,

and still present a neat appearai. ce.

We are aware thata hook similar to hook h has beenused, therefore we do not claim such, broadly; but,

Having described our invention, whatwe do claim is- 1. Ahamc clip composed of a plate portion bent as described and adapted to be secured to the front end of a tug, and provided at ils bend with shoulders, and a hook portion having its rear transverse bar `journaled in the bend of the plate, and having the rear ends of its side bars widened into shoulders which will engage theshonlders of the plate portion, thus preventing the two said portions bending inward on each other, all substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a haine-tug, substantially as described, of a haine-clip coinposed ofthe loop E', having shoulders -i formed at its bend, as described, and the part H, hav-` The outer end or leaf, e, of

On the in-` ing `hook h, and widened extended endszh,

carrying a bar, l, by `which part H :is jour; naled on part E', and shoulders t' fol-medi on the ends h', and adapted to engage the shoulders e" and prevent the parts E and H from turning inward, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a harne-tug, a jointed hameclip hav-` ing a plate portion, bent as deseribed,secured to the front end of `the body of the tug, and i having its outer leaf, which lies upon the outer face` of :the said tug-body, made of` varying width and provided ontits under surface with i transverse grooves toreeeive and hold the Shanks of suitable trace-loops, substantially as described.

4. The herein-described haine-tug, coniposed of the leather fold C, provided with the usual leather trace-loop, and the hanieclip having the part Ef seeuredito the front endof the fold, and provided with shoulders i', and having its outerleaf, e, made of varying width and provided with grooves e2 ou its innersurface, and the part H,coneaved on itsinner surface, having its rear bar journaledin the bend of the plate portion, and provided on its front end with the hookh and at its rear with shoulder z', adapted to engage the shoulders z" and )reventa the )arts E and H turning inward on i l e 

